Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, Senate.
Jenifer B. Branning
Sponsored
Became law6
Transportation; delete repealer on harvest permit authorization and fees.
Highways; make the MS Transportation Commission vote on use of ERBR Fund monies majority instead of unanimous.
Transportation; allow public and private partnerships to establish electric vehicle charging stations.
"Commissioner Dick Hall Hospitality Station"; MDOT to designate Warren County Welcome Center as.
Highway Memorials; designate segment of Highway 25 to Kash McGraw and Bridge to Stacey Ricks.
Capital Expense Fund; FY2024 appropriation to MDOT for certain infrastructure expenses.
In committee6
Unencumbered cash balance; revise distribution of certain amount to the 2022 Capacity Project Fund.
Capital Expense Fund; FY2024 appropriation to Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund to be utilized by MDOT.
Counties and municipalities; authorize to enter into public-private partnership for purpose of economic development.
MS Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; acquired lands must be for public benefit and use until July 1, 2024.
Income tax; provide credit to employers offering paid maternity or paternity leave to employees.
Neshoba County; authorize to contribute up to $5,000.00 annually to Philadelphia Transit.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 24
Age of majority; lower to 18 for securing loans and entering contracts for real property.
MS School Safety Guardian Act; create.
Criminal law; revise crimes of fleeing a law enforcement officer and carjacking.
Disabled veterans license tags; revise provisions regarding disability rating and persons eligible for.
Community hospitals; allow consolidation and collaboration involving other hospitals.
Material harmful to minors; provide for liability for any entity that distributes on the internet without age verification.
Ballot harvesting; ban.
Tourism; Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program.
Foster Care and Adoption Task Force; create.
"Secretary of State Eric Clark Coastal Preserve" and "Gollott Island/Godfather Point"; Department of Marine Resources designate.
Minority; remove for beneficiaries of certain insurance policies.
Mississippi Vulnerable Person Abuse Registry; create.
Income tax credit for qualified adoption expenses; increase amount for Mississippi children and remove CPS requirement.
Homestead; provide full exemption for unremarried surviving spouse of U.S. military member killed on active duty or training.
Mississippi Access to Maternal Assistance Program; create and provides for duties and responsibilities.
Law enforcement officers & fire fighters death benefits black tag; authorize black version of regular tag.
Small unmanned aircraft systems; require state purchase and servicing of from American companies only.
Mississippi Small Business Investment Company Act; increase the amount of investment tax credits that can be allocated under.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Administrative expenses.
Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges Board - Support for community and junior colleges.
Appropriation; Ethics Commission.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.
Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.
Appropriation; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Passed the Senate · 11
Sales tax; exempt sales of coins, currency and bullion.
Firearms; authorize law enforcement officers to purchase at fair market value upon retirement.
Bribery of a public official; increase statute of limitations to 5 years.
Child support; create presumption that support continues past the age of majority for a disabled child.
Income tax credit; allow for employer making direct payments to entity for dependent care on behalf of employee.
CPS; enact Mississippi Safe Haven Law, establish clear path to permanency for children in custody of.
Mississippi Nonprofit Transparency Act; create.
Nonprofit corporations which receive public funds; require reporting to Secretary of State.
Department of Child Protection Services; separate agency from the Department of Human Services.
Bonds; repeal authorization for unissued bonds and replace with cash funds.
School attendance officers; revise to increase the minimum base salary.
Out of committee · 1
Pharmacy Benefit Manager; revise certain requirements of.
In committee · 4
Motor vehicle sales and distribution; provide for independence of dealership tier.
Open Meetings law; amend to include Legislature and provide judicial enforcement of.
Mississippi Help Not Harm Act; enact.
The Defense of Title IX Act; enact.